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Comment | Kennedy: Chelsea is Behind Us
at 10:18:49
With all the ups and downs that have occurred over that last few months, there's always going to be a divide in opinion. Let's face it, it wasn't great. It was refreshing sometimes to hear RK openly admit to his mistakes and he clearly accepts that although some things are out of his control (the old cliché of once the players have crossed that white line), ultimately the buck stops with the manager.
However, although I believe RK leaving was the right decision it frankly all becomes very academic if we don't appoint the right man. We need to move on from the sacking of RK and concentrate on who ITFC are looking at as the next to step up and take this club forward.
For me there's only one man and that's Curbs. He's been there and done it in terms of promotion and survival. He's taken a similar sized club to ours, built it over a number of years to ultimately be punching well above its weight. He was shrewd in the transfer market, even with millions to spend, and played decent football to boot. He is still a relatively young man and I believe is perfect for us. Now, I have it on good authority that AC was actually offered the job three months ago and accepted, but ITFC decided to give RK until January. I also have it on good authority that he was the first call SC and ME made, but has now turned it down.
There are a number of names that also tickle my fancy. Houghton is one, but the one name other than AC which is refusing to leave my mind is our old friend, George Burley. Don't get me wrong, I'm well aware that since managing ITFC he has been sacked from every job he has had (maybe not Hearts?). I'm also well aware that employing GB could be seen as a step back for the club, but it still could be a great bit of business.
Interested to know what others think on that?
One thing for sure is Megson is a massive no no! I'm also not a fan of PJ. He had clear success with Wigan and Bradford and wasn't given much to play with when he took over at Derby, but there's just something there that isn't quite right.
Who knows, but right now everyone has to forget about RK and concentrate on the appointment because if we get this wrong we could find our club taking an even bigger and more catastrophic step backwards.
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Comment | [Blog] About Time!
at 10:18:49
With all the ups and downs that have occurred over that last few months, there's always going to be a divide in opinion. Let’s face it, it wasn't great. It was refreshing sometimes to hear RK openly admit to his mistakes and he clearly accepts that although some things are out of his control (the old cliché of once the players have crossed that white line), ultimately the buck stops with the manager.
However, although I believe RK leaving was the right decision it frankly all becomes very academic if we don't appoint the right man. We need to move on from the sacking of RK and concentrate on who ITFC are looking at as the next to step up and take this club forward.
For me there's only one man and that’s Curbs. He's been there and done it in terms of promotion and survival. He's taken a similar sized club to ours, built it over a number of years to ultimately be punching well above its weight. He was shrewd in the transfer market, even with millions to spend, and played decent football to boot. He is still a relatively young man and I believe is perfect for us. Now, I have it on good authority that AC was actually offered the job three months ago and accepted, but ITFC decided to give RK until January. I also have it on good authority that he was the first call SC and ME made, but has now turned it down.
There are a number of names that also tickle my fancy. Houghton is one, but the one name other than AC which is refusing to leave my mind is our old friend, George Burley. Don't get me wrong, I'm well aware that since managing ITFC he has been sacked from every job he has had (maybe not Hearts?). I'm also well aware that employing GB could be seen as a step back for the club, but it still could be a great bit of business.
Interested to know what others think on that?
One thing for sure is Megson is a massive no no! I'm also not a fan of PJ. He had clear success with Wigan and Bradford and wasn't given much to play with when he took over at Derby, but there's just something there that isn't quite right.
Who knows, but right now everyone has to forget about RK and concentrate on the appointment because if we get this wrong we could find our club taking an even bigger and more catastrophic step backwards.
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Comment | Keane Not Looking for Right-Back
at 10:12:25
Enough with this. How can we aspire to do anything when our manager is convinced we don't need full backs that can do what they were desinged to do, defend and attack. It amazes me how a man that was such an important player within one of the greatest sides ever can be so clueless.
We are one dimensional, at best. Predictable and boring. Two words I never thought I'd associate with this great club. At one point during the game on Tuesday, MF had the ball on the edge of his area and there were THREE players in front all with time and space, but instead he decided to go long...AGAIN! I don't know what's more worrying, the fact that the keeper didn't see them, or that not one of the three wanted the ball.
Tom does a good job, but the poor lad is a CB. I feel for the bloke.
17,000 on a Tuesday night against a decent side should tell you everything. Enough.
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Comment | Keane: Result Was Fair
at 13:10:45
Bluearmy and bluelady, you may have a point! ha ha. sometimes you get typing and it just all gets a tad emotional. love the club and wanna see us do well, but yeah maybe my last comment was a tad ott!! |
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Comment | Keane: Result Was Fair
at 12:30:33
I find it very naive of people when I read comments like “where were you when we were doing well before the game”. OK, result wise we had a good start, but we're not playing well, nor are we playing good football. Football is about winning and I would be amongst the few that say winning is everything and how you do it is irrelevant, but we're doing neither. We were going to get found out eventually and last night happened to be that. We may go and beat Cardiff on Saturday, but all that will do is paper over the cracks. It's about what's going on off the pitch, in the dressing room and on the training ground. This then reflects the crowds attitude. There was no atmosphere last night and the reason for that is because we're not inspired by poor quality, lacklustre football.
Inter Milan don't play the most attractive football ever, but they cleaned up last year by playing the game the simple way. Arsenal play awesome football, but you talk to the majority of Arsenal fans and they will all say they'd give anything to see them do what Inter did last year by not playing the Arsenal way. Keep the ball, movement, organisation, quality and discipline. It's not hard!! We have been playing the same way since the start of last season and anyone who can say the FOOTBALL has improved since last year is either watching a different team, or kidding themselves. Yes the start has been better in terms of results, but in this league you have to perform week in week out and have an imagination, tactical knowhow and quality. I'm afraid to say that other than two or three (Connor, Grant, Norris) we don't have any of that.
Screaming Keane out and booing does no good for anyone, but there has to be a time where either the fans and or the board members say this club isn't moving forward. Warnock has been at QPR 5 minutes and they look the nuts. To say they will be there and there abouts come May is accurate, to say we will is hopeful and I don't want to pay £33 for hopeful! In a recent survey, we are the third most expensive club to go and watch in the entire UK (Just to be sure, that includes the Premier League). Go figure!
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Comment | Keane: Result Was Fair
at 12:30:33
I find it very naive of people when I read comments like “where were you when we were doing well before the gameâ€. OK, result wise we had a good start, but we’re not playing well, nor are we playing good football. Football is about winning and I would be amongst the few that say winning is everything and how you do it is irrelevant, but we’re doing neither. We were going to get found out eventually and last night happened to be that. We may go and beat Cardiff on Saturday, but all that will do is paper over the cracks. It’s about what’s going on off the pitch, in the dressing room and on the training ground. This then reflects the crowds attitude. There was no atmosphere last night and the reason for that is because we’re not inspired by poor quality, lacklustre football.
Inter Milan don’t play the most attractive football ever, but they cleaned up last year by playing the game the simple way. Arsenal play awesome football, but you talk to the majority of Arsenal fans and they will all say they’d give anything to see them do what Inter did last year by not playing the Arsenal way. Keep the ball, movement, organisation, quality and discipline. It’s not hard!! We have been playing the same way since the start of last season and anyone who can say the FOOTBALL has improved since last year is either watching a different team, or kidding themselves. Yes the start has been better in terms of results, but in this league you have to perform week in week out and have an imagination, tactical knowhow and quality. I’m afraid to say that other than two or three (Connor, Grant, Norris) we don’t have any of that.
Screaming Keane out and booing does no good for anyone, but there has to be a time where either the fans and or the board members say this club isn’t moving forward. Warnock has been at QPR 5 minutes and they look the nuts. To say they will be there and there abouts come May is accurate, to say we will is hopeful and I don’t want to pay £33 for hopeful! In a recent survey, we are the third most expensive club to go and watch in the entire UK (Just to be sure, that includes the Premier League). Go figure!
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Comment | Keane: Result Was Fair
at 10:46:44
Ok, I've kept my mouth shout over the past year as I know the game of football and I know it takes time for anyone to build a team, an environment and confidence within a club before they can take it forward. Our very own Sir Bob is a terrific example of this. He was given a serious amount of time, but we can't keep dwelling on our glorious past. We have to look forward and I'm gonna say it......with Keane at the helm I believe (although I hope I'm wrong) that the future isn't bright.
Last night I saw a team in blue that lacked the creativity, patience and quality to do anything of any significance in this league. From the constant long balls to the same old throw inns and corners, we look average at best. Before the game I didn't know what Grant's signals meant when taking a corner, but by halt time I, along with QPR, had figured it out, so why do we carry on? Then there's the throws from Carlos. Every time we did exactly the same thing and very rarely did we beat the first man. Predictable and easy to defend. Then there's our ball retention, or lack of. A good side will keep the ball. If there's no route forward, go back and start again. Movement is key and QPR gave us a lesson on just how simple football is. If you have the ball, the other team can't score! We seem to pass it two or three times between the back four and central mid players before getting frustrated, bored or just run out of ideas so inevitably it's pumped long to Scotland (the smallest guy on the pitch), who then has zero support even if he were to win it. Again, predictable and boring to watch.
I have no idea if this is what they are being trained to do, or if it's the fear of playing at home, but either way the manager has to accept responsibility after a year of being in charge. Nothing's changed. His eye for a player is terrible. Kennedy was never a great left back in his younger days. I could count on one hand how many times he crossed the half way line in the entire game. The keeper. OK, he made some decent saves, most of which you expect him to save, but his distribution is terrible and he refuses to play out from the back using is full backs. Sorry, but £750,000 + plus add on's....do me a favour Keane. How much has he spent since being here and how many of those players have been a success? The answer is far too much, and none!
Magilton had his faults, but we were a decent team that tried to play football. Where he/we lacked at the time was steel. We couldn't shut up shop, play hard and be difficult to beat. That's what I expected Keane to add. That desire to not get beaten, to die for the cause, but to play good, attacking football. It seems we've still not got that ability to be a tough team to play, but have also lost the ability to play football. The pitch looked fantastic last night, but all we're doing is encouraging decent teams like QPR to come to PR and play football when we don't seem to want to. Long balls are part of the game, but at the right time and with a little imagination not just lumped up in the air in the hope that the smallest guy on the pitch might do something. It's terrible.
Now, before the usual suspects start screaming and shouting and calling me negative etc, consider that I've been to plenty of games home and away during the Keane era, I'm not booing or making incorrect, stupid comments, I'm just trying to have a decent and honest opinion about where I see our club going. We came up against a good side last night and sometimes you have to hold your hands up and admit that the best team won, but all the noises coming out of Ipswich are that we're a decent side heading in the right direction, so why are we being completely outplayed by a side I saw us beat in their own back yard towards the end of last season comfortably? We're not moving forward. This league is unbelievabley tough and to succeed you don't need to be world beaters (Blackpool), you just need a team to play decent football and work hard. We don't play decent football and don't work as hard as we should.
The players jumped in their £50,000 + cars last night, went home and couldn't give a toss about average Joe who had to pay an insane £33 to watch that.
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Comment | Keane: Result Was Fair
at 10:46:44
Ok, I’ve kept my mouth shout over the past year as I know the game of football and I know it takes time for anyone to build a team, an environment and confidence within a club before they can take it forward. Our very own Sir Bob is a terrific example of this. He was given a serious amount of time, but we can’t keep dwelling on our glorious past. We have to look forward and I’m gonna say it......with Keane at the helm I believe (although I hope I’m wrong) that the future isn’t bright.
Last night I saw a team in blue that lacked the creativity, patience and quality to do anything of any significance in this league. From the constant long balls to the same old throw inns and corners, we look average at best. Before the game I didn’t know what Grant’s signals meant when taking a corner, but by halt time I, along with QPR, had figured it out, so why do we carry on? Then there’s the throws from Carlos. Every time we did exactly the same thing and very rarely did we beat the first man. Predictable and easy to defend. Then there’s our ball retention, or lack of. A good side will keep the ball. If there’s no route forward, go back and start again. Movement is key and QPR gave us a lesson on just how simple football is. If you have the ball, the other team can’t score! We seem to pass it two or three times between the back four and central mid players before getting frustrated, bored or just run out of ideas so inevitably it’s pumped long to Scotland (the smallest guy on the pitch), who then has zero support even if he were to win it. Again, predictable and boring to watch.
I have no idea if this is what they are being trained to do, or if it’s the fear of playing at home, but either way the manager has to accept responsibility after a year of being in charge. Nothing’s changed. His eye for a player is terrible. Kennedy was never a great left back in his younger days. I could count on one hand how many times he crossed the half way line in the entire game. The keeper. OK, he made some decent saves, most of which you expect him to save, but his distribution is terrible and he refuses to play out from the back using is full backs. Sorry, but £750,000 + plus add on’s....do me a favour Keane. How much has he spent since being here and how many of those players have been a success? The answer is far too much, and none!
Magilton had his faults, but we were a decent team that tried to play football. Where he/we lacked at the time was steel. We couldn’t shut up shop, play hard and be difficult to beat. That’s what I expected Keane to add. That desire to not get beaten, to die for the cause, but to play good, attacking football. It seems we’ve still not got that ability to be a tough team to play, but have also lost the ability to play football. The pitch looked fantastic last night, but all we’re doing is encouraging decent teams like QPR to come to PR and play football when we don’t seem to want to. Long balls are part of the game, but at the right time and with a little imagination not just lumped up in the air in the hope that the smallest guy on the pitch might do something. It’s terrible.
Now, before the usual suspects start screaming and shouting and calling me negative etc, consider that I’ve been to plenty of games home and away during the Keane era, I’m not booing or making incorrect, stupid comments, I’m just trying to have a decent and honest opinion about where I see our club going. We came up against a good side last night and sometimes you have to hold your hands up and admit that the best team won, but all the noises coming out of Ipswich are that we’re a decent side heading in the right direction, so why are we being completely outplayed by a side I saw us beat in their own back yard towards the end of last season comfortably? We’re not moving forward. This league is unbelievabley tough and to succeed you don’t need to be world beaters (Blackpool), you just need a team to play decent football and work hard. We don’t play decent football and don’t work as hard as we should.
The players jumped in their £50,000 + cars last night, went home and couldn’t give a toss about average Joe who had to pay an insane £33 to watch that.
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Comment | Keane Speculation Starts Again
at 09:33:42
It makes no sense to do this now, if indeed it's being considered (which I doubt it is). We're in the best position we've been in for a while being six points above the drop zone with two very winnable games at home.
OK, Tuesday was poor and RK needs to look at his own performance before the teams, however, I don't know of anyone else that is available that would do a better job in the next few games. Before RK took the job I was hoping for Curbs, but it's very unlikely we could recruit him.
I say stick with what we know. There have been many times this year when RK hasn't done a great job on match day, but all the signs are there that he / we will get this right. Rome wasn't built in a day. Cliche I know, but it's very appropriate. |
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Comment | Town Waiting on Wright Results
at 09:36:42
This is in response to hedgy94's "everyone saying he didn't play badly because he didn't have tooo do anything!! but bloody kick it man!" comment.
i agree that there wasn't much for him to do in the save department, but if you've ever been a goalkeeper, or ever even played football you should know that there's far more to a keepers game then just making saves.
his talking was great, his kicking was flawless and i remember one moment in particular when around about the 86th min ALB came out to bunch a ball that was heading for the pen spot. he not only managed to get distance on it, but he also took Jay Bothoryd with, who isn't small, and leave him flat. this would've given the defence confidence going into the last few minutes and would have given JB second thoughts when going for the next ball i.e. he would've been thinking more about ALB and a possible punch than the ball.
considering he was thrown in unannounced to fill RW boots, which isn't easy, in a team that is already stuggling, for his first game, away, in front of his old team....i think he did very well. plus, he is a local lad. i hope he gets his chance on sat and i hope he keeps his place, if he proves he is capable of sustaining the sort of maturity he showed on sunday. |
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Comment | Town Waiting on Wright Results
at 10:54:04
Excellent blog, and my sentiments exactly. No longer do I wish us to be the nice, friendly club we have been. I want us to take games by the scruff of the neck and win them. Football is about winning, and in RK we have the biggest winner of them all.
As for CW, I've been sitting with his old man at most games this year and by all accounts Ipswich is the only club for him. Granted, when a club like MU, Arsenal or anyone else of that stature comes in and offers him the opps and money they can it will be difficult to dismiss it without a thought, however, his dad and CW himself see the bigger picture.
Let's get behind RK and everyone associated with the club. Despite our current position, we're heading in the right direction and have finally got a structure off the pitch that is required to be successful on it. It takes time.
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Comment | [Blog] Connor Wickham - The First Real Test for Keane?
at 10:54:04
Excellent blog, and my sentiments exactly. No longer do I wish us to be the nice, friendly club we have been. I want us to take games by the scruff of the neck and win them. Football is about winning, and in RK we have the biggest winner of them all.
As for CW, I've been sitting with his old man at most games this year and by all accounts Ipswich is the only club for him. Granted, when a club like MU, Arsenal or anyone else of that stature comes in and offers him the opps and money they can it will be difficult to dismiss it without a thought, however, his dad and CW himself see the bigger picture.
Let’s get behind RK and everyone associated with the club. Despite our current position, we're heading in the right direction and have finally got a structure off the pitch that is required to be successful on it. It takes time.
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Comment | [Blog] Connor Wickham - The First Real Test for Keane?
at 14:57:40
I remember as a young teenager sitting in the old JJ block in the then pioneer stand. me and my mates would work the saturday morning for our dads just to earn the £5 it cost to buy a ticket. it was the closest we could get to the north stand back in the mid-late 90's. i used to look across at all the mid 20 plus guys signing, laughing and drinking wishing i was old enough to be over there with them. i finally got to that age and spent my time there during the recent golden years. great memories. i've moved away now and don't get to as many home games as i would like, but i can recall two incidents recently that answered my question: why is there no longer an atmosphere? 1st. a couple of us got tickets in the section off the old JJ block for old times sake and were shocked to see how the NS/SBS has changed in terms of it's personnel. everywhere i looked there were girls/women and children that were far too young to appreciate what they were seeing. i didn't really think much of it during this game, but then for my next game i sat behind the goal and was horrified. "can you stop swearing please", " can you sit down pelase", "wow, he looks great in shorts" to name but a few.
this is when it occurred to me that the passion and soul of the NS had been sucked dry. i don't condone aggressive swearing/abuse, nor am i suggesting that women, kids or the more mature generation are the only cause, however, i do feel it's a massive factor. like they have every right to be there, others have every right to express their views any way they like, within reason.
i know this post will seriously pi** a few people off. i don't want to seem against anyone who is not male and in their 20's should not go to football. the fact is, the NS/SBS was once the voice of PR and like myself, most people wanted to be a part of that, but it seems that for whatever reason they got there and made it worse. |
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Comment | [Blog] Something Got to Me on Saturday
at 14:57:40
I remember as a young teenager sitting in the old JJ block in the then pioneer stand. me and my mates would work the saturday morning for our dads just to earn the £5 it cost to buy a ticket. it was the closest we could get to the north stand back in the mid-late 90's. i used to look across at all the mid 20 plus guys signing, laughing and drinking wishing i was old enough to be over there with them. i finally got to that age and spent my time there during the recent golden years. great memories. i've moved away now and don't get to as many home games as i would like, but i can recall two incidents recently that answered my question: why is there no longer an atmosphere? 1st. a couple of us got tickets in the section off the old JJ block for old times sake and were shocked to see how the NS/SBS has changed in terms of it's personnel. everywhere i looked there were girls/women and children that were far too young to appreciate what they were seeing. i didn't really think much of it during this game, but then for my next game i sat behind the goal and was horrified. "can you stop swearing please", " can you sit down pelase", "wow, he looks great in shorts" to name but a few.
this is when it occurred to me that the passion and soul of the NS had been sucked dry. i don't condone aggressive swearing/abuse, nor am i suggesting that women, kids or the more mature generation are the only cause, however, i do feel it's a massive factor. like they have every right to be there, others have every right to express their views any way they like, within reason.
i know this post will seriously pi** a few people off. i don't want to seem against anyone who is not male and in their 20's should not go to football. the fact is, the NS/SBS was once the voice of PR and like myself, most people wanted to be a part of that, but it seems that for whatever reason they got there and made it worse. |
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Comment | Town Sign Former Schoolboy Lee-Barrett
at 18:15:44
Great too see there's a load of typically small minded ipswich fans on here, noteably devontractorboy, who are already putting down a signing before you've seen him play. on top of that he is a local lad trying to make a name for himself playing for his local team.
you'd rather a keeper who has no interest in playing football over a lad that has worked his socks off over pre-season to get a team and has got a break.
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Comment | Supple Leaves the Club and Football
at 12:56:01
ippy have actually singed a keeper already on a 6 month trial, which it doesn't mention. he is a local lad and was with the boys for the back end of pre-season as he was without a club. he signed last night. |
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